FeaturedPsychology·December 13, 2017·5 min readFather’s Rejection May Increase Child’s Social Anxiety and LonelinessRejection from fathers may lead to an increased risk of social anxiety and loneliness in children and teens, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 6, 2017·5 min readPoor Social Skills May Be Harmful to HealthPeople who express problems in social settings could be at greater risk of both physical and mental health problems, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 18, 2017·4 min readGentle Touch Soothes Pain of Social RejectionResearchers report a gentle touch from another person can help to soothe the pain of social exclusion.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 6, 2017·2 min readSo Lonely I Could Die: Social Isolation Greater Public Health Threat Than ObesityAccording to researchers, social isolation and loneliness significantly increase the risk for premature death.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 13, 2017·5 min readLoneliness Contributes to Self-Centeredness for Sake of Self-PreservationLoneliness increases self centeredness while being self centered contributes to feelings of loneliness, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 19, 2017·5 min readLoneliness in Young Adults Linked to Poor Sleep QualityLonely people are 24 percent more likely to feel tired and have a harder time concentrating, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 2, 2016·4 min readIs a Marker of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Associated with Loneliness?Higher levels of cortical amyloid levels linked to loneliness and an increased Alzheimer's risk, according to a new study.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·September 20, 2016·5 min readLoneliness is a Heritable TraitAccording to a new study, the risk for feeling lonely is partially due to genetics and these genes are also associated with neuroticism and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 14, 2016·5 min readThe Neuroscience of Seeking CompanyA new study reveals the neural circuit that mediates social seeking behavior following periods of loneliness.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 25, 2012·2 min readLoneliness? It’s All a State of MindResearchers from UCL have found that lonely people have less grey matter in a part of the brain associated with decoding eye gaze and other social cues.Read More